Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor – October 22, 2019

Explore Your Waterfront!

On October 22nd, 2019, an estimated 5,000 students from elementary school to college became “scientists for a day,” collecting and analyzing real scientific data from the field during hands-on explorations of the Hudson River Estuary. Students  participated in the 17th annual “Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor” event up and down the river at 104 locations from New York City to the Federal Dam in Troy, Rensselaer County, including here at Norrie Point Environmental Center, and a few sites along the Mohawk River.

The Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor event gives students the chance to experience the waterways of the Hudson, New York Harbor, and Mohawk River firsthand. Students conduct their own research about these ecosystems and learn how scientists are working to protect them. DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program, in partnership with the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, help prepare students to become stewards of the tidal Hudson River, a vital natural resource. 

Data from this year, as well as past years can be found at http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/k12/snapshotday/